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Muir Woods National Monument – California (2018)

Images of Muir Woods National Monument – Northeastern California, taken in August 2018.

The tallest living things on Earth, the Redwood trees growing in the moderate temperatures along the coast of California, can also live to be over 1000 years old.

This was my second visit to Muir Woods National Monument located just north of San Francisco and as with the first visit I found it hard to come up with ways to represent the size and grandeur of these incredible trees. This year I was visiting in the middle of the summer as opposed to my last visit which was in April; the difference was easy to see as the forest was notably dryer; there were fewer animals and no flowers, even the ground cover was less spectacular than it was last spring. I was also visiting later in the day so the light filtering through the trees was different as it was hitting the canopy at an angle. That fact actually provided me the opportunity to photograph this park in a new way, at least for me, as I concentrated on the light through the leaves and where it filtered its way onto the floor of the forest.
Sunshine through the canopy illuminates leaves on a Redwood tree in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunshine through the canopy illuminates leaves on a Redwood tree in Muir Woods National Monument
The base of a Redwood next to a fallen tree in Muir Woods National Monument
The base of a Redwood next to a fallen tree in Muir Woods National Monument
Trail through the Redwood Forest in Muir Woods National Monument
Trail through the Redwood Forest in Muir Woods National Monument
A close grouping of Redwood trees of all ages in Muir Woods National Monument
A close grouping of Redwood trees of all ages in Muir Woods National Monument
The sun lights up the Redwood canopy in Muir Woods National Monument
The sun lights up the Redwood canopy in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood Creek winds through the Redwood Forest in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood Creek winds through the Redwood Forest in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwoods tower over the forest in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwoods tower over the forest in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood leaves set aglow by afternoon sunlight in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood leaves set aglow by afternoon sunlight in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight through the giant Redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight through the giant Redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument
The base of a Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
The base of a Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight in the Redwood canopy in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight in the Redwood canopy in Muir Woods National Monument
The moss covered stump of a fallen Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
The moss covered stump of a fallen Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight on a Redwood tree trunk in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight on a Redwood tree trunk in Muir Woods National Monument
A fallen Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
A fallen Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood next to the Hillside Trail in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood next to the Hillside Trail in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight on a forest plant in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight on a forest plant in Muir Woods National Monument
Shallow Redwood roots lay bare in Muir Woods National Monument
Shallow Redwood roots lay bare in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight on a young Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight on a young Redwood in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Twisted young Redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument
Twisted young Redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument
A thick grouping of Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
A thick grouping of Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight streams through the Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Sunlight streams through the Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
A fallen Redwood on the floor of the forest in Muir Woods National Monument
A fallen Redwood on the floor of the forest in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument